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Inflation in China

1987 – 2025 · 39 data points 38 of 38 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1987 – 2025

Inflation, 1987 – 2025 percent · China
 
 
 
1990 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1997 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.1%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1987 – 2025

Compared with Inflation · percent
China
0.1%
World
3.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1987 – 2025
Latest value 0.1% · 2025
First value 7.2% · 1987
Highest 24.3% · 1994
Lowest -1.4% · 1999
Data points 39

By year

All years · 1987 – 2025

YearChinaChange World
2025 0.1% 3.0%
2024 0.2% 3.0%
2023 0.2% 5.7%
2022 2.0% 8.0%
2021 1.0% 3.5%
2020 2.4% 1.9%
2019 2.9% 2.2%
2018 2.1% 2.5%
2017 1.6% 2.3%
2016 2.0% 1.6%
2015 1.4% 1.4%
2014 1.9% 2.4%
2013 2.6% 2.6%
2012 2.6% 3.7%
2011 5.6% 4.8%
2010 3.2% 3.3%
2009 -0.7% 2.9%
2008 5.9% 8.9%
2007 4.8% 4.8%
2006 1.6% 4.3%
2005 1.8% 4.1%
2004 3.8% 3.5%
2003 1.1% 3.0%
2002 -0.7% 2.9%
2001 0.7% 3.8%
2000 0.3% 3.4%
1999 -1.4% 3.0%
1998 -0.8% 5.1%
1997 2.8% 5.6%
1996 8.3% 6.5%
1995 16.8% 9.1%
1994 24.3% 10.2%
1993 14.6% 7.1%
1992 6.4% 7.6%
1991 3.6% 9.0%
1990 3.1% 8.1%
1989 18.2% 6.9%
1988 18.8% 7.1%
1987 7.2% 5.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1987 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
40 Hong Kong SAR China 1.9%
39 China 2.0%
38 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
37 Congo - Brazzaville 3.0%
36 Ecuador 3.5%
35 Indonesia 4.2%
34 Gabon 4.2%
33 South Korea 5.1%
32 France 5.2%
31 Norway 5.8%
30 Philippines 5.8%
29 India 6.7%
28 Canada 6.8%
27 Germany 6.9%
26 Finland 7.1%
25 Liberia 7.6%
24 Bangladesh 7.7%
23 Mexico 7.9%
22 United Kingdom 7.9%
21 United States 8.0%
20 Italy 8.2%
19 Spain 8.4%
18 Honduras 9.1%
17 Algeria 9.3%
16 Brazil 9.3%
15 Greece 9.6%
14 Netherlands 10.0%
13 Colombia 10.2%
12 Chile 11.6%
11 Russia 13.7%
10 Romania 13.8%
9 Egypt 13.9%
8 Poland 14.4%
7 Czechia 15.1%
6 Bulgaria 15.3%
5 Lithuania 19.7%
4 Sierra Leone 27.2%
3 Türkiye 72.3%
2 Argentina 72.4%
1 Lebanon 171.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.